Cristiano Ronaldo has reacted after 1000’s of followers gathered exterior a marriage in Madeira, mistakenly believing the soccer star was about to marry Georgina Rodríguez.
Rumours had been circulating in recent days that Ronaldo and Rodríguez would tie the knot on August 8 at Funchal Cathedral on the Portuguese island, the place the footballer was born. Nevertheless, neither Ronaldo nor Rodríguez had confirmed a marriage date or venue.
The hypothesis was apparently convincing sufficient to attract an enormous crowd.
Native newspaper JM Madeira shared footage exhibiting individuals packed exterior the cathedral, together with followers carrying Ronaldo’s No. 7 shirt and others holding up their telephones in anticipation.
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In line with the newspaper, the group had gathered anticipating to witness Ronaldo’s marriage ceremony following reviews circulating throughout a number of media shops.
There was certainly a marriage happening contained in the cathedral, simply not Ronaldo’s.
Stories recognized the couple as Portuguese nationals Fábio Ramos and Fátima Nicole Cunha Teixeira, who reside in France. Greater than 2,000 individuals reportedly gathered across the cathedral amid the confusion.
Ronaldo reacts
Ronaldo himself appeared amused by the mix-up.
After JM Madeira shared footage of the group on its Instagram account, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner appeared within the feedback from his verified account, leaving a string of laughing emojis.
JM Madeira later reported on Ronaldo’s response, saying the footballer had joined within the amusement surrounding hypothesis over his supposed marriage ceremony.
The response additionally appeared to place one other dent in rumours that Ronaldo and Rodríguez had been secretly getting married in Madeira that day.
The place did the marriage rumours come from?
Hypothesis surrounding the couple’s marriage ceremony had intensified within the days main as much as August 8, with reviews claiming the ceremony might happen at Funchal Cathedral earlier than celebrations on the Savoy Palace lodge.
Nevertheless, no marriage ceremony had been introduced by the couple. Funchal Cathedral had additionally reportedly confirmed that no ceremony involving Ronaldo was booked there.
The rumours adopted Rodríguez’s announcement of their engagement in August 2025, after practically a decade collectively.
Ronaldo and Rodríguez first met in Madrid in 2016, when she was working at a Gucci retailer. The couple later went public with their relationship and are actually elevating 5 youngsters collectively.
